The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria has now topped 40,000, and, sadly, it’s expected to rise.
Austin’s Turkish community is coming together to help with relief efforts, with a local restaurant already raising thousands of dollars.
MezzeMe employees are putting on a brave face as news of the devastation in their home country gets worse and worse. "Our assistant manager, Mehmet, lost his uncle and his cousins, and his parents are out of the house right now, and they are living in a tent," said Ugur."We tried to figure out what we can do to help the community," said Ugur.Last Thursday, Ugur donated all the day’s sales to the relief efforts, some going to the Ahbap Foundation, and some directly to his employees’ families.
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